Category Archives: July 2017

Rock Town Distillery puts Little Rock on the vodka map with its top-of-the-line offerings. Read on to learn three cocktails to try with their crystal-clear spirit. Rock Town does tours seven days a week at 1216 E. 6th Street. For more cocktail recipes check out their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rocktowndistillery. THE EARLY BIRD Ingredients 1…

Rock Town Distillery puts Little Rock on the vodka map with its top-of-the-line offerings. [dropcap]S[/dropcap]even years ago when Phil Brandon started distilling vodka at his downtown Little Rock warehouse, he knew he wanted to make his vodka special. Not only has Rock Town Vodka become his number one seller, but it has evolved and the…

Summertime for my family is about spending time together and making memories to last a lifetime. This summer, the staff at AY Magazine encourages you to do the same. Our July issue is chock-full of “unexpected” things to go see, where to eat and fun getaways for all ages. Enjoy a steam in a cave…

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hether your child is a prodigal chef or just interested in all things related to baking, a variety of cooking camps around the state offer fun-filled summer sessions for all skill levels. There’s no shortage of specialty summer camps available to parents looking to provide summer enrichment for their children. One growing trend in the…

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or even the mild current events follower, the fact that heart disease is the No. 1 killer among North Americans seems to have become a broken record. We hear it over and over from health professionals and organizations like the American Heart Association. Heart disease is just one of several “lifestyle diseases” – conditions that…

[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ook up the word “lair” in any dictionary and chances are Mary Beth Ringgold’s office will leap off the page. Tucked into a crow’s nest-type cranny in the cavernous Cajun’s Wharf, the room bursts with uniform catalogs, invoices, reams of reports, forms, vendor orders and copious miscellany. Personal photos elbow for wall space amid framed…

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]cott Simon shuffled some papers on his desk, until the sought-after statistics fluttered to the surface. The head of The Nature Conservancy rattled the numbers off casually – a thousand acres bought here, a hundred thousand acres rehabbed there – enough to make the listener’s head spin. But to Simon, who came to the organization…

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]wning a home in Hot Springs after living in Little Rock for nearly four decades was an easy decision for Kay Koonce. Koonce grew up in Hot Springs at the former Alpine Chalets Lake Resort on Lake Hamilton. Her parents, Elza and Martha Young, owned and operated Alpine until they decided to sell in the…

Leah Yeager and Edward Payne Harding say “I do” in a romantic ceremony on the family’s Little Rock farm. CHEF MEETS GIRL Yeager and Harding met about five years ago when he was working at the former 1620 Savoy restaurant. Harding had just returned from culinary school in New York in his first restaurant role.…

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he best trips are usually in your own backyard, and fortunately for Arkansans our backyard is stunning, and full of adventure and wild wonder. There are always places to discover – and rediscover. We rounded up our top trips in the state and did our best to include something for everyone. Make memories with the…